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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-06-73t"' ~ '"- E ~~ '~y: e February 6, 1973 morning because of the operation of the pool tables. Mr. Stallings stated the Roanoe Amusement Company, the firm making the installation of the pool tables, advised him they were considered recreational equipment. There was some discussion in which Town Attorney Moore stated that the Code of Virginia classifies coin operated pool tables as recreational if they are under a certain size and required a certain license. Mr. Stallings agreed to check on the size of the tables and get in touch with Town Manager Marshall regarding same. Mr. Stallings emphasized the fact that he was operating a recreational center and not a pool room. Mr. Gordon Dixon, Executive Director of New River Valley Planning District Commission, was present to discuss the two reports recently submitted to the members of Council by the Commission on Regional Land Use MOTION THAT Development and Regional Recreation, Mr. Dixon stated the Land Use THE RECREA- TION COMM. REVIEW REC. Development Plan deals with the physical features of the District, PLAN AND REPORT TO Wand at the present the Plan has not been accepted by the Commission,` He COUNCIL. further stated that .there appears to be a great need in the District for recreational programs; there being no program in Montgomery County, but that Christiansburg and Blacksburg have programs, as well as Pulaski.. He further stated the Recreation Plan h~u.s been accepted by the District Commission and is available to~the localities for their action; that each locality could either adopt or amend the pland and when adopted by a majority of localities, became the official plan-for the District, Council- man Graham moved that the Recreation Committee review the Recreation plan and bring back a report to the Council. The motion was seconded by Council- man Aust, and carried, Councilman Graham as Chairman of the Water Committee, reported that for the past one and a half. or two years the Committee had met many times concerning a contract agreement that the Town could. execute with the County of Pulaski and the Pulaski County Service Authority for water services to the Pulaski.Consolidated High School and for further distribution by Pulaski County and the Public Service Authority in that general area, He further stated that the Committee had now reached a-point in developing the contents of the contract for Council to authorize the Town Attorney to prepare the contract agreement in its final form for presentation to the t"°A-'~,, ~ ~? February 6, 1973 County Board of Supervisors and the Pulaski County Service Authority. Mr. Graham stated the highlights of the proposed contract between the Town of Pulaski and the County of .Pulaski and the Pulaski County Public Service Authority were as follows: The contract agreement would be for a period of at least 40 years, and that the Town would furnish surplus water up to 150,000 gallons per day at the rate of 45G per 1000 gallons, subject to the present 25 year water HIGHLIGHTS OF PROPOSED contract the Town has with the Town of Dublin; that the Town will CONTRACT CONCERNING furnish the water at gravity pressure to be found on the line at a WATER SERVICES T 0 PIILASKI water meter station to be located on the Dublin line on the Slaughter- CONSOLIDATED HIGH SCHOOL. house Road State Route 643), just west of the existing Dublin meter, this metering station to be installed by the County and County Service Authority. Also, that the water rates charged by the Town under this contract may be re-negotiated every two years, with a six months notice in writing prior to the end of any two year period, and that considera- tion for rate adjustments shall include such things as operation costs, maintenance, debt retirement, capital improvements, addition, or modifications to the Town's water system. Mr. Graham stated members of Council had been given a copy of the draft, all of which had been discussed with the members and that a great deal of work had been done drafting the contract to make it a workable agreement, and moved that Town Attorney Moore be authorized to draw up the contract agreement in its final form for Council's consideration and approval prior to presenting it to the County Board of Supervisors and the Pulaski County Public Service Authority for their execution. The motion was seconded by Councilman Vaughan. Town Attorney Moore suggested that Council meet in executive session at the conclusion of its regular meeting to discuss further certain stipulations con- tained in the contract agreement, and Councilman Graham withdrew his motion and Councilman Vaughan withdrew his second. Councilman Graham also reported that some of the improvements as suggested by Wiley & Wilson, Consulting Engineers, to the Town's water system had been completed, and that Town Manager Marshall had been securing bids on the cleaning of the 12 inch twin lines from Peak Creek pumping station to the Filtration Flant and upgrading, or enlarging the present 30 Hp pump with a 1,000 gallon per minute pump at the Peak Creek pumping station. Mr. ~,~•~ ~~ February 6, 1973 Graham. stated it was hoped that this information would be available at the next meeting of Council. Town Manager Marshall stated that the T. MANAGER SECURING cleaning of approximately 8000 feet of 12 inch main would run 50~ per BIDS ON C LEANING foot, and that bids would be_received on this portion of the project. OF LINES FROM PEA$ Pump proposals have been received, ..but there has been an increase of CREEK PUMP- ING STA. 7~% since the quotation - and there will be from four to six weeks delivery on the pump. Mr. Marshall stated most of the work can be done by the Public Works crews except cleaning the lines. Councilman Graham asked Town Manager Marshall to let REQUEST BY MR. GRAHAM Council have the 1973-74 proposed budget by the second meeting in April, TO HAVE PROPOSED if at all possible, and in this connection there were several suggestions ?3-74 BUD- GET BY 2nd pertaining to the upcoming budget. MEETING IN APR. Councilman Congrove advised that a rough draft of the changes in the sidewalk, curb and gutter ordinance had been prepared, and hoped to have this for Council's consideration at the next meeting. Mayor Edens, as member of the Executive Committee of the Virginia Municipal League-, reported-that the Committee had suggested that a resolution be adopted by the municipalities requesting that the 1973 General Assembly withhold any action on the recommendations con- RESOLUTION tained in the Report of the Governor' Ad Hoc Committee to review the REQUESTING X73 GEN. Virginia Area Development Act, until such time as the municipalities ASSEMBLY TO WITHHOLD have reviewed its recommendations fully. Mayor Edens presented a reso- ACTION ON RECS. C ON- lution making such a request for Council's approval, and on motion of TAI NED IN REPORT OF Councilman Frye, seconded by Councilman Aust, the following resolution was GOVERNORtS AD HOC COMM. adopted. The Clerk was directed to forward copies to Representative TO REVIEW VA. AREA C. Jefferson Stafford; Senator George F. Barnes, and the Virginia DEV. ACT. Municipal League. RESOLUTION BE IT RESOLVED, that the Pulaski Town Council endorses the concept of regional cooperation and recognizes that it is essential to the continued economic growth of the Common- wealth, it is, nonetheless, the sense of the Pulaski Tmvm Council that the recommendations contained in the Report of the Governor's Ad Hoc Committee to review the Virginia Area Development Act should not be acted upon by the 1973 session of the General Assembly because it is felt that the recommenda- tions require further study by the local goverments throughout the State. ~,q ~~~ ~~- , . February 6, 1973 Town Attorney Moore advised Council that the Town has an easement across Lots 20 and 19, as shown on Map No, 4 of the Macgill Woods Subdivision, and has constructed a sewer line thereon, a part of said line being under the house constructed and owned by Theodore Jeffry Cox, the owner of Lot No. 20. Mr. Cox and Mr. J. S, Harris, owner of Lot No. 19, have requested the Town to relocate the sewer line and will convey to the Town of Pulaski an easement over their respective lots for the relocation of said line. After having heard the Resolution and consid eyed its contents, Councilman Vaughan moved that the Resolution be adopted, which motion was seconded by Council- man Ratcliff, and carried on the following vote r RESOLUTION CON- CERNING SEWER LINE ON LOTS 20 AND 19 AS SHOWN ON MAP N0. 4 OF MACGILL WOODS SUBDIVISION. Mason A. Vaughan - aye S. L. Graham - aye A. L, Meadows - aye S. G. Frye - aye Glen K. Aust - aye William A. House - aye Raymond F.Ratcliff - aye J. L. Congrove - aye T2 FC(1T.TTTT(1N WHEREAS, Theodore Jeffry Cox now owns Lot No. 20, and J. S. Harris and Reba H. Harris, his wife, owns Lot No. 19, as shown on Macgill Woods Subdivision, Map No. 4, of record in the Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court of Pulaski County, Virginia, in Plat Book 4, page 182; and, WHEREAS, the Town of Pulaski has an easement across said lots and has heretofore constructed a sewer line thereon, a part of said line being under the house constructed and owned by Theodore Jeffry Cox; and, WHEREAS, Theodore Jeffry Cox has requested permission from the Town of Pulaski to relocate aforesaid sewer line, and he and J. S. Harris and Reba H. Harris are willing to convey to the Town of Pulaski an easement over their respective lots for the relocation of said line, and request the Town of Pulaski to vacate the sewer line under the Cox house and quit-claim to them that portion of the easement upon which the vacated sewer line lies, all of which is shown on a plat incorporated in and attached to a deed presented with this Resolution; said portion of line to be abandoned and quit-claim to the respective owners as same lies within Lots No. 19 and 20, and shown and designated "existing line" on said map; NOW, THEREFORE, Be It Resolved by the Council of the Town of Pulaski, Virgini a, meeting in regular session on the 6th day of February, 1973; that: (1) Council agrees to the proposal made by Theodore Jeffry Cox and-does accept the conveyance of an easement upon which the said existing sewer linewould be relocated, said center line thereof being described in the easement agreement dated January 17, 1973, and presented to the Council for ex- amined on this date. (2) That the Council does hereby authorize the Mayor to execute, and the Clerk to attest, the aforementioned agreement which quit-claims and releases that portion of the existing sewer linelying under the home of Theodore Jeffry 1 1 1 RESOLUTION CONTINUED 1 February 6, 1973 Cox and runs in a straight line-from a point located South 72 degs. 31~ East 6.3 feet from a point in the East boundary line of Lot No. 21 across Lot No. 19 to a point at an existing manhole, which lies at the northwest corner of Lot No. 19, approximately 28 feet from its western corner of Lot ido. 19, approximately 28 feet from its western boundary line; and which easement agreement conveys to the Town of Pulaski a new easement for a sewer line to replace the line and easement to be vacated. It is understood and agreed that Theodore Jeffry Cox will install and construct the new line under the Town's specifications and supervision, and pay alI of the costs connected with relocating said sewer Line, pre- paration, excution and recording of the easement. ~~~~~~: Town Manager Marshall reported that several meetings had been INSTALLATION OF TRAFFIC SIGNS ON ROUTE 11. 1 had with officials of the Department of Highways and that an agreement had been reached with the District Highway Engineer to allow the Town of Pulaski to place two reduce speed ahead signs outside the corporate limits on Route 11, approximately 600 feet, and the presently installed reduce speed ahead sign approximately 1,000 feet outside the corporate limits will remain in place. Also, at the corporate limits two (2) 45 mile per hour signs will be installed and this speed limit will be held to where there presently exists two 40 mile per hour signs. No other speed limit in the south bound section of Route 11 will be affected. On the north bound section, the present 55 mile per hour sign will be removed and replaced with a 45 mile per hour sign, and that speed limit will be held to the corporate limits. Mr. Marshall further reported that an agreement had been ~~ REMOVAL OF OLD AND INSTALLATION OF NEW TRAF- FIC SIGNS ON ROUTE 99. reached with the Highway Department pertaining to Route 99, as follows: The Town will remove the 30 mile per hour speed Limit sign at the C. & P. Telephone Company office and replace it with a 35 mile per hour speed limit sign and hold that speed to the corporate limits going east. Coming in on the west bound Lane, the present 30 mile per hour sign will be replaced with a 35 mile per hour sign and hold that speed to the present 30 mile per hour limit, and that no other change will be made on East Main Street (Route 99). Mr. Marshall further reported that inf ormation has been submitted to the Traffic Engineering firm on establishing a fully actuated signal arrangement at the new shopping center, with plans to be received within the next four to siz weeks. e~;.; :~~ DETERMINATION OF RATES IN PROPOSED WATER CONTRACT WITH COIINTY. February 6, 1973 At 5:50 P. M. on motion of Councilman Vaughan, seconded by Councilman Graham, and carried, Council went into executive session. At 7:05 P. M. Mr, Graham moved, seconded by Mr. House, that Council return to regular session. Motion carried. By reason of 'Mayor Edens having to leave before returning to regular session, Vice-Mayor Frye declared the meeting to be in regular session. Mr. Graham moved that the Town Manager and Town Attorney contact a competent person to meet with them and the Utilities Committee to discuss a formula for the determination of rates in the proposed water contract with the County. The motion was seconded by Mr. Vaughan, and carried, At 7:15 P. M. Mr. Vaughan moved, seconded by Mr. Ratcliff, that the meeting be adjourned. Motion carried. APPROVED: Mayor C. Robert dens ATTEST: i~ ~ ~ Clerk of. Council 1 ' I ~_J ~J